School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Italy
Italy: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.06 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
74th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
1.03 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
23
2001–2023
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.06 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Italy peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Italy 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.06 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 99% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Italy?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Italy was 1.06 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Italy rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Italy ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release